Automatic manufacturing evaluation method and system
March 24, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod of optimizing a vehicle assembly line build sequence Assemblability discriminating method and assembling sequence generating method Computer-based method and system for product development Method of computer-aided prediction of collisions between objects including fabrication tools and parts to be fabricated Backward assembly planning with DFA analysis Concurrent engineering design tool and method Method of evaluating easiness of works and processings performed on articles and evaluation apparatus Design verification apparatus Automatic manufacturability evaluation method and system Tool which automatically produces an abstract specification of a physical system and a process for producing a physical system using such a tool InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 823810 filed on 03/24/1997US Classes:700/103, Constraints or rules700/97, Design or planning700/99, Resource allocation700/100, Job scheduling700/101, Priority ordering705/9, Staff scheduling or task assignment706/919Designing, planning, programming, CAD, CASEExaminersPrimary: Grant, WilliamAssistant: Rodriguez, Saul Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 019/00Foreign Application Priority Data1990-02-14 JPAbstractA designed object workability evaluating system for evaluating quantitatively at a stage of designing an article whether a structure of the article as designed can be realized with work easy to do in a manufacturing stage for thereby selectively determining a best structure from a plurality of design plans through comparative evaluation thereof. A server machine section of the system includes an evaluation-destined element estimating module for estimating the evaluation-destined elements to be performed on parts constituting an article given by a design plan subjected to evaluation, a part workability evaluation module for evaluating easiness of works to be performed on the parts, an article workability evaluation module for evaluating easiness of works involved in realizing the article, and a best design plan selection/determination module for selectively determining a best structure on the basis of comparative evaluation of a plurality of design plans.Other References
Field of SearchIntegrated system (Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)Design or planning Resource allocation Job release determination Constraints or rules Knowledge based (e.g., expert system) Product assembly or manufacturing Job scheduling Priority ordering Including CAD, CAM, or CIM technique Designing, planning, programming, CAD, CASE Operations research Allocating resources or scheduling for an administrative function Staff scheduling or task assignment Market analysis, demand forecasting or surveying Job performance analysis | |
